Tough Soles's video: Run with Me Donadea Forest Park

Just a tiny little Run with Me video after a long few weeks! Hope you're all keeping well, and as excited for some winter hiking as I am Other running videos are here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZ2XoQbpHBj--1pQRoJXFa39IP5NsJBC "The name Donadea derives from the Irish word ‘Domnach’ which signifies a church and also Sunday. It is believed that all churches bearing this name were founded by St. Patrick, and the foundations were marked out on a Sunday. One of the earliest references of the manor of Donadea was in connection with an inquisition taken in Cloncurry in 1312 – and in 1621, King James I created Gerald the first Baronet of Donadea! By the mid 1800’s the Donadea estates were one of the largest in Co. Kildare, amounting to almost 16,000 acres. It was around this time that extensive development occurred in the grounds surrounding the castle. The works included the construction of a stone wall surrounding almost 600 acres, the development of an artificial lake, a massive programme of tree planting within the demesne and the realignment of existing roads. In 1936 the Irish land commission acquired the lands of Donadea from the Aylmer estate. In 1981 Donadea Demesne was opened to the public and the estate is at present under the care and maintenance of Coillte (the Irish Forestry Board). This loop is one of a network of forestry trails created by Coillte as part of its Coillte Outdoors Programme. It meanders along forest roads and paths incorporating Lime Tree Avenue, and the 9/11 Memorial." Learn More about Donadea Forest Park here: https://www.discoverireland.ie/kildare/donadea-forest-park Coillte page for the park: https://www.coillte.ie/site/donadea-forest-park/ FIND US ONLINE: 🌿 Our website: https://toughsoles.ie 👣 Help us keep walking (or running) and making videos on Patreon: https://patreon.com/toughsoles 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tough_soles/ Ⓕ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toughsouls/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/toughsoles ☀︎ REFERRAL LINK ☀︎ I licence all the music in our videos through Epidemic Sound. With this referral link, if you sign up I get a month free: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/cgec43/ We are Ambassadors with GreatOutdoors.ie, who help us figure out the best gear for our adventures! Thanks to Great Outdoors for their continued support Here's this video over on their instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYllwrqqPMW/